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societal breakdown can't be solved by government, but it also can't be ignored by government. helping people make it into the middle class is a personal issue for me. my parents worked in the service industry. in almost any other nation on earth, their jobs would barely provide for daily living much less a better future. but in america, my parents made it to the middle class. today, the journey my parents made from poor immigrants to middle class, it's harder than it was in their time because the world has changed. the economy has changed. but whether or not the journey my parents made is still possible to all who are willing to work for it, well that will decide whether america will decline or whether america will remain exceptional. the emergence of a strong, 21st century american middle class is the answer to our most pressing challenges. and it all starts with our people. in our hotel kitchens, in the landscaping crews working in our neighborhoods, and in the late night janitorial shifts that clean our offices. there. there you will find the dreams america was built on. th
societal breakdown can't be solved by government, but it also can't be ignored by government. helping people make it into the middle class is a personal issue for me. my parents worked in the service industry. in almost any other nation on earth, their jobs would barely provide for daily living much less a better future. but in america, my parents made it to the middle class. today, the journey my parents made from poor immigrants to middle class, it's harder than it was in their time because...
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you can see it in the government with medicare and social security. no one is arguing we have to cut medicare and social security taxes because they see them tied to something very specific. it goes into a trust fund used for their benefit. in the process of this, if you could print this discussion much more fully home -- it is more than just fixing to that, and that is a specific use of it, bringing it home to some actual uses of this fund, how are you going to make the social security trust funds solvent over a long period, making it worked, you would find resistance to this stuff a great deal less. >> do you think the president has made that connection with the outreach he has done since the election or during the election? >> snowe, it is still -- no, it is still in a class warfare mode on both sides. bringing it home, thinking about what you are going to tell that person wherever you see them about this -- you can take the sting out of this thing by -- there are other people here who have political things that may have raised or not have raised t
you can see it in the government with medicare and social security. no one is arguing we have to cut medicare and social security taxes because they see them tied to something very specific. it goes into a trust fund used for their benefit. in the process of this, if you could print this discussion much more fully home -- it is more than just fixing to that, and that is a specific use of it, bringing it home to some actual uses of this fund, how are you going to make the social security trust...
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our partners are the state government. we had a change in personnel, a change in the plan, a change in the money. we are positioned today. we know what the plan is. people are in positions up to implement the plan. we will move forward. >> what does it change? >> going from schwarzenegger to brown, going from new members on the railroad authority, changing from 99 billion to 69 billion. a lot of things have changed. all of those changes have taken time. >> i will look more to sing a plan to see what those changes are. members get made up all the time. there does not seem to be a whole lot of changes. yet two administrations that made this a top priority. i would expect governor brown once this as bad as governor schwarzenegger. we have had anything but that so far. we have nothing they could sell to congress or a private company that would what to do this. i am seeing a plan to add action makes sense that i can bring back home. we continue to your members talking about the train to nowhere. bakersfield is not know where. -
our partners are the state government. we had a change in personnel, a change in the plan, a change in the money. we are positioned today. we know what the plan is. people are in positions up to implement the plan. we will move forward. >> what does it change? >> going from schwarzenegger to brown, going from new members on the railroad authority, changing from 99 billion to 69 billion. a lot of things have changed. all of those changes have taken time. >> i will look more to...
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back with government money. and that government money every year is now playing in to the repayment. and that's why people think that you can cut social security to take the tax dollars out. well, if it was a private insurance company that had that surplus and loaned that surplus to another company, that first company would expect the second company to pay it back. so that cannot part of this equation. social security and the federal money that goes into social security cannot be part of the equation in this fiscal cliff debate. certainly with the expected theme of social security surviving before 2038 before it has reduced benefits, in the very near future, this hall, this great hall has to discuss how to fix that and other great minds in this hall i'm sure can, but it does not need to be part of this debate. this does not have to be a -- it should not be a part of whatever legislation we settle in this last lame-duck session of this congress. mr. garamendi: you're certainly well stating my position and i belie
back with government money. and that government money every year is now playing in to the repayment. and that's why people think that you can cut social security to take the tax dollars out. well, if it was a private insurance company that had that surplus and loaned that surplus to another company, that first company would expect the second company to pay it back. so that cannot part of this equation. social security and the federal money that goes into social security cannot be part of the...
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it will only increase government spending. unemployment benefits are a stopgap measure that prevent people who might be able to get work from getting other government benefits. the most egregious example is social security disability. as people start to exhaust their unemployment benefits, they apply for disability. that is a good program designed for people who are unable to work. as more and more people who can work apply for it, that drains the resources. once they get on that, they do not get back into the workforce. we see the trust fund set to hit insolvency in 2016. host: we will go first to tim from carolina on the republican line. caller: good morning. how are you? i would like to ask a question. how can the government extend unemployment benefits to the tune of -- it seems like unlimited when the recession came in in 2009 and i guess bush was leaving and obama was coming in. how could they extend them that long when i am 47 years old and i have never done it in my life until 2009. yet these people were able to go way
it will only increase government spending. unemployment benefits are a stopgap measure that prevent people who might be able to get work from getting other government benefits. the most egregious example is social security disability. as people start to exhaust their unemployment benefits, they apply for disability. that is a good program designed for people who are unable to work. as more and more people who can work apply for it, that drains the resources. once they get on that, they do not...
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we are not here for the government's spending. we have a right to earn our own money, to keep what we have come not to pay off the things that we share. most of that other stuff that happens, we should be going to the states to handle it. right now because of the potential of riots, let's stop the business welfare and then let's stop the personal welfare spending stop making people dependent. host: we will keep this conversation going by let me give you some other headlines. "the los angeles times" this morning -- "the wall street journal" says this about the situation in syria -- it is the front page of "the new york times" this morning, and they say this -- peter baker and bryan gordon write in "the new york times" -- then, also we are doing a segment on syria taking a deeper dive into this issue on sunday here on the "washington journal ." moving on to the situation in israel. five nations some men envoys of israel. also, some other headlines for you. "the baltimore sun" -- next to that, president obama suggests a revamp of the
we are not here for the government's spending. we have a right to earn our own money, to keep what we have come not to pay off the things that we share. most of that other stuff that happens, we should be going to the states to handle it. right now because of the potential of riots, let's stop the business welfare and then let's stop the personal welfare spending stop making people dependent. host: we will keep this conversation going by let me give you some other headlines. "the los...
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the purpose of government is. i believe barack obama is on the right track to teach the people that this is what the role of government should be, for the people. not the corporate interests. one other thing. matt asked about c-span? i want to say unfortunately i have been disabled. i am a disabled veteran. i have been not able to work since the end of 1997. the one benefit i have had to have this opinion is i have been able to watch c-span and "washington journal" almost daily. very much rned so muc that i have never learned in undergraduate hours, law school, or high school. i have learned more about history, government, the true history of this country. not what we have been spoonfed in high school. or in critical about the pleasant stories where we were happy with smiles on their face. where we have come from and how far we have come and how far we can go in terms of really being that bright and shining lfght for other countries to follow by example. host: is that it? caller: please, please, is there some way
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i have credibility in rating government debt. i worry about them but the most important thing is if we got a substantial down grade, u.s. treasurys would no longer satisfy international banking requirements. this spills over to the way we will run our lives. this is something we should do anyway. guest: when we got downgraded last time, we were told that pension funds would have to dump the securities and they did not. host: guest: john boehner put out a package which was balanced in the sense the president has called for and included a tax increase the president wanted on high-income americans and had substantial spending cuts. why cannot the president do the same thing? guest: those cuts were specified in general terms only. guest: i would love for the president to come in as the general. host: democrats line, good morning. caller: our you doing today? i will be real quick -- this is a joke. every time i see this mr. aikens on tv, i laughed. this guy was with the regime that put us in this mess today. here is talking about soci
i have credibility in rating government debt. i worry about them but the most important thing is if we got a substantial down grade, u.s. treasurys would no longer satisfy international banking requirements. this spills over to the way we will run our lives. this is something we should do anyway. guest: when we got downgraded last time, we were told that pension funds would have to dump the securities and they did not. host: guest: john boehner put out a package which was balanced in the sense...
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a government decides of course tell you that you can't make a risky decision, is a government that can deny you the right to have a healthy decision. you can't have both of them. >> you support the mayor, you support his ban on donations to homeless shelters? one man who donated for 20-years was turned away because he tried to give bagels and carrot stew because you didn't know the salt and sugar content? >> at homeless shelters you support that? >> let me make this very clear about what i support or don't support. i go to are restaurant i have my own choices. i ask the waitress can you tell the chef to make sure he is not sa salting my items. i you make the choices. >> you don't want salt? i don't get salt. >> you are trying to ban it. >> i am going to limit the amount of salt that goes into your plate. i am sieving you life and the life of theme of this nation. >> thank you so much felix for saving my life. joel thank you for giving me more choices which i refer -- prefer. >> current leaders think it's their right to make us exercise and lose weight and more must be done to get healt
a government decides of course tell you that you can't make a risky decision, is a government that can deny you the right to have a healthy decision. you can't have both of them. >> you support the mayor, you support his ban on donations to homeless shelters? one man who donated for 20-years was turned away because he tried to give bagels and carrot stew because you didn't know the salt and sugar content? >> at homeless shelters you support that? >> let me make this very clear...
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the federal government can come in just end this but i hope obama if you are listening right now if you have compassion for everybody out here. coming up in the medical watch tackling a growing problem increasing injuries how to make sure your charitable donation is going to a worthy cause. cheerleaders injuries are skyrocketing cheerleading is drawn the attention of a different force, medicine experts who are crying foul. when she made the squad at depaul university. >> i am shorter so they can get you higher in the air we were tested movements on the mats, they throw you up in the air spaniel and bring you back down. caitlin slipped through. >> i landed with my toes pointed so i tore it 3-4 ligaments in my foot. a painful injury but not as serious as some of the others. then of course the big concern is really catastrophic injuries like concussions and skull into neck fractures the national average among cheerleaders is five catastrophic injuries a year. a lot of gymnastics stiles tons, a lot of tumbling pyramid buildings and basket tosses that's when his colleagues spoke up and wrote
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wants to raise taxes on the top 2 percent of income earners and he believes this will help raise the government's 16 trillion dollar debt coupled with spending cuts but the republican controlled house says the president has not responded to their latest proposal. >> i think we made a good-faith offer to avert the fiscal crisis and that offer included significant spending cuts and reforms and it included additional revenue and frankly it was the balanced approach mr. president has been asking for. erick kanter announced today there will be no adjournment into a credible solution to the fiscal cliff is found. >> house lawmakers proposed a bill today they claim will bring the costs under control and provide a safe retirement, it creates two groups of public employees those hired before 2011 and those hired since then and for those hired before 2011 there receive their cost-of- living increases only applied to the first $25,000 of their pension and they will have to contribute more up to 2%. and it is now up to lawmakers to approve a measure that will allow undocumented immigrants in illinois to rece
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what is the north korean government saying about it this time, greg? >> reporter: all means a lot to the new young leader kim jong-un. it is meant to mark the first anniversary of the death of his father, kim jong-il and mark the end of the year which is supposed to show the impoverished nation is on its way to be strong and prosperous. we're seeing pongyang manage the message more than usual domestically and internationally. my contacts say this country could very well call the launch successful whatever happens. secretary of state hillary clinton is in europe this week at a meeting in nato in brussels. her message is pretty clear. it wants north korea to stop this. if this missile works, bill, the range could be over 6,000 miles. that would put whatever it is launching in the payload in the range of los angeles. bill: greg palkot, watching that out of london. six minutes past. >> this is not north korea's first attempt at this. since 1998 the country has conducted four long-range missile tests. all of them failed out over the ocean. in that time u.s.
what is the north korean government saying about it this time, greg? >> reporter: all means a lot to the new young leader kim jong-un. it is meant to mark the first anniversary of the death of his father, kim jong-il and mark the end of the year which is supposed to show the impoverished nation is on its way to be strong and prosperous. we're seeing pongyang manage the message more than usual domestically and internationally. my contacts say this country could very well call the launch...
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think about cash high yield or government related high yield barbell. that is step one. 50% government related securities, 50% high yield bonds. you can increase your real yield aad you're trading some interest rrte risk for some credit risk. now investors usually say to me you generated income for me but it is all dollars, right? how do i diversify the dollar exposure? we talk about international bonds. higher yields the united states. foreign currency exposure. the next question is i don't want any currency exposure. that's when you start to think about adding gold, real estate, master limited partnerships and physical commodities. lauren: you're saying go global with at least some of your investments, at least equity invests. where globally? what countries? >> i don't think it is about countries but i think it is more wheres generate revenue. a lot of great companies around the united states will generate revenue around the world. look at companies domiciled in 50 states where the opportunities doesn't make a lot of sense. it might have made sense 40
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they pay the state, the local, the fatigue government in taxes. what america should be addressing is two things. one, we should be addressing generational theft. we now as a country borrow 40 cents of every dollar that the government spends, and we've accumulated 16 trillion dollars in debt. now, in 2008 obama called nine trillion dollars in debt. he said that was irresponsible, unpatriotic. to say this another way, we're literally stealing money from our children and our grandchildren. now, this is the kind of generational theft that has never happened in this country until now, and neerlt part neits addressing this on a regular basis. both parties are arguing over how to tax the rich. now, number two. greed and overspending. for all the talk about greedy rich people in america, how is it possible that politicians' greed is never addressed? after all, they robbed the social security trust fund. they spent it. that's your retirement money that was supposed to be put away in a safe lock box. they spent that money. medicare is also headed for bankru
they pay the state, the local, the fatigue government in taxes. what america should be addressing is two things. one, we should be addressing generational theft. we now as a country borrow 40 cents of every dollar that the government spends, and we've accumulated 16 trillion dollars in debt. now, in 2008 obama called nine trillion dollars in debt. he said that was irresponsible, unpatriotic. to say this another way, we're literally stealing money from our children and our grandchildren. now,...
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government. one clear difference between the army and the navy, and i'll take the opportunity here the to give a little poke at the army for this, is that within the army most officers went with their states. most people are aware of that famous internal debate that rocket e. lee -- robert e. lee supposedly had, boot steps echoing on the stairs as he thought all night about what he should do. navy, not so much. southern-born naval officers, more than half, actually stayed with the national governor even though they were southern-born. now, you could say this was because, obviously, through the naval academy they understand more about loyalty than they do at west point -- [laughter] >> most of these guys didn't go to the naval academy. [laughter] >> naval academy created in 1845, so the senior officers had come up the old-fashioned way, midshipmen on up learning on the job. but a cynic would also say, you know, the confederacy doesn't have any ships. so maybe my opportunities are greater -- whatev
government. one clear difference between the army and the navy, and i'll take the opportunity here the to give a little poke at the army for this, is that within the army most officers went with their states. most people are aware of that famous internal debate that rocket e. lee -- robert e. lee supposedly had, boot steps echoing on the stairs as he thought all night about what he should do. navy, not so much. southern-born naval officers, more than half, actually stayed with the national...
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government. federal government sent them a notice. 25 were compliant. the other 25 were toast. >> the justice department of this week. that's right. >> the day that both measures kicked in, in washington state and colorado the justice department said we wanted to remind everybody the illegal substance under federal law. we have no choice but to enforce the law and it's also to congress to change the law. were they bluffing? >> this is like al smith, the governor of new york said federal government, this is your prohibition. you try to enforce it. in america today, bill 99% of all marijuana arrests are at the local and state government level. federal government only arizona big mrarpz. entails they are not going to be knocking door to door and sniffing or anything? >> no. let alone the idea they are going to interfere. back in 2010 when that lost boy 3 percentage points, the idea the federal government was going to interfere with the sacramento state government. >> these are the first two states i
government. federal government sent them a notice. 25 were compliant. the other 25 were toast. >> the justice department of this week. that's right. >> the day that both measures kicked in, in washington state and colorado the justice department said we wanted to remind everybody the illegal substance under federal law. we have no choice but to enforce the law and it's also to congress to change the law. were they bluffing? >> this is like al smith, the governor of new york...
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this latest effort comes amid reports that the government of syrian president bashar al- assad may be preparing to use chemical weapons. syria's foreign minister says his nation would never use chemical weapons against its own people.. and he warns that any foreign intervention against syria would be "catastrophic". a prominent software maker is in custody in guatemala, and could be deported to belize today. belize authorities want to talk to john mcafee about the fatal shooting of his neighbor, american businessman gregory faull, back in november. he went into hiding for several weeks, and finally revealed guantemala. his lawyer filed a formal request for asylum there yesterday, saying he escaped from belize to escape police persecution. new york's so-called "soccer mom madam" is promising to name names ... in a new tell-all book. anna gristina pleaded guilty in september to promoting prostitution. she's sentenced to six months in jail and five years probation. prosecutors say the mother of four ran a 10-million-dollar prostitution ring in manhattan for 15 years. gristina first said
this latest effort comes amid reports that the government of syrian president bashar al- assad may be preparing to use chemical weapons. syria's foreign minister says his nation would never use chemical weapons against its own people.. and he warns that any foreign intervention against syria would be "catastrophic". a prominent software maker is in custody in guatemala, and could be deported to belize today. belize authorities want to talk to john mcafee about the fatal shooting of...
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report from the government accountability office concludes if we get rid of the dollar bill, the feds could save $4.4 billion over 30 years. matthew iglesias, good to see you. >> good to be here. >> if the findings are correct, no more paper dollar, $4 billion in savings but you think this equation is flawed, right? >> it's a little bit of a funny situation because they say you'll save money but not because it's cheaper to make the dollar coins than the dollar bills, it's considerably more expensive. the reason the government saves money if we switch to coins people don't like to use the coins and they think they'll pile up in our sock drawers. >> while that's maybe a possibility at the start but look, here is the pros as a lot of people who think this is a good idea see it. first of all, they last a lot longer, i think something like 30 years on average as opposed to dollar bills which last like four to five years, no problems getting a coin for your vending machine and the mining industry, frankly, would benefit big time, so is there at least some merit in eliminating the buck bill?
report from the government accountability office concludes if we get rid of the dollar bill, the feds could save $4.4 billion over 30 years. matthew iglesias, good to see you. >> good to be here. >> if the findings are correct, no more paper dollar, $4 billion in savings but you think this equation is flawed, right? >> it's a little bit of a funny situation because they say you'll save money but not because it's cheaper to make the dollar coins than the dollar bills, it's...
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the people running the government. the politicians. good politicians don't take their countries off of cliffs. "the ed show" starts right now. >>> good evening, americans. welcome to "the ed show" live from washington, d.c. tonight, breaking news from the nation's capital. house democrats are turning the screws on house speaker bain. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> unfortunately, the speaker's proposal is still out of balance. >> the president responds to john boehner, but democratic leader nancy pelosi has a plan to get around the speaker. tonight, leader pelosi joins me for an exclusive interview. >>> senator john kerry like you have never seen him before. the statesman from massachusetts scolds the radical right after senate republicans block a u.n. treaty on rights for the disabled because they are concerned about home schooling. you don't want to miss this tape. >>> plus my interview with ohio senator sherrod brown on what looks like a massive win for progressives and elizabeth warren. >>> then senator debbi stabenow
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government could do and the government to government. it's how you build the nonproliferation norms in the society themselves. >> i'm going to ask a direct question because the non-proliferation i get that, it makes sense. we always on the government work better and be better coordinated but here's a direct question if anybody else knows the answer please, speegap. how much does the government spend annually? fighting, nonproliferation in the middle east, let's back up again. this is the sum of all fears, this is the middle east. it went through five or six examples when the post war period we've already seen the government in the attacks and thousands of people killed i don't think anybody in this room needs a lesson on the kind of regime and the kind of terrorist organizations that are in the middle east and that come out of the swamp that is the middle east and so i would assume as a layperson that we must be spending billions in fighting the middle east nonproliferation. actually i do not know because as i explained, they are so desp
government could do and the government to government. it's how you build the nonproliferation norms in the society themselves. >> i'm going to ask a direct question because the non-proliferation i get that, it makes sense. we always on the government work better and be better coordinated but here's a direct question if anybody else knows the answer please, speegap. how much does the government spend annually? fighting, nonproliferation in the middle east, let's back up again. this is the...
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the laws governing the disabled. senator lee just admitted it doesn't affect any law in the united states. all it does is create a committee on the rights of persons with disabilities. what can committee do? all it can do is review and make suggestions. are we scared in the united states of america of someone making a suggestion to us about how we might do something? no recourse, no legal standing -- the foreign relations committee even included language with advice and consent to make it crystal clear. so when we afraid of? that the committee would give us this advice? the second misconception is that this will allow the federal government to determine what is best for children with disabilities. again, mr. president, that is just flat wrong. the treaty does not give the federal government or any state government and a new powers with respect to children and disabilities. it does not change the balance of power and it does not require any change to existing state or federal law. the justice department, dick thornbur
the laws governing the disabled. senator lee just admitted it doesn't affect any law in the united states. all it does is create a committee on the rights of persons with disabilities. what can committee do? all it can do is review and make suggestions. are we scared in the united states of america of someone making a suggestion to us about how we might do something? no recourse, no legal standing -- the foreign relations committee even included language with advice and consent to make it...
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it doesn't cost the government any money. electric rate payers pay an extra fee to subsidize people who install solar or wind. people who install solar and wind are guaranteed a higher than market rate of return for something like a decade. these are called feed-in tariffs to keep with green's, you know, aptitude for great terminology. >> screw it. tomorrow we're doing an how on that. >> yes. i had dinner with the parliamentian in germany that got this passed last year. i asked him, this one law is like a lever transforming one of the biggest industrial economies in the world. how in the world did you make this happen? especially relative to the frozen politics in the u.s. he's like, we passed it in 2000, and everybody laughed at me and thought it was trivial. everybody thought it's not going to make a material difference to anything. it they didn't pay attention. the big utilities in germany are just as opposed. this snuck it in and it ratcheted germany to make big decisions. >> it's basically for the person with aa wind tur
it doesn't cost the government any money. electric rate payers pay an extra fee to subsidize people who install solar or wind. people who install solar and wind are guaranteed a higher than market rate of return for something like a decade. these are called feed-in tariffs to keep with green's, you know, aptitude for great terminology. >> screw it. tomorrow we're doing an how on that. >> yes. i had dinner with the parliamentian in germany that got this passed last year. i asked him,...
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looks like the italian government is going to survive. you see italian stocks were down throughout the day. the problem about this, the structure of italian politics makes the country ungovernable. brian, there's 12 political parties in the chamber of deputies. that's the lower house. you get coalitions together and they routinely topple the governments. this has been a problem since world war ii. they've got to gig ofigure out better way to govern the country. >>> we've got huge volume today on apple. it will do 40 million shares, probably twice normal. it went positive earlier in the day on that very good news about doing some production of the mac in the u.s. >> they've got too many and maybe we have too few. somewhere in the middle is the answer. bob pisani, thank you. >>> your top stock story today is -- what else -- apple. it is making a small comeback after hitting a nine-month low earlier today but it's been a run to forget for one of the most owned stocks in the world. it's down 7% over the past week. here's your headline of the
looks like the italian government is going to survive. you see italian stocks were down throughout the day. the problem about this, the structure of italian politics makes the country ungovernable. brian, there's 12 political parties in the chamber of deputies. that's the lower house. you get coalitions together and they routinely topple the governments. this has been a problem since world war ii. they've got to gig ofigure out better way to govern the country. >>> we've got huge...
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it's not just about paying some government to have more but about putting millions to work who are now jobless because that's what happens in a boom. we put them to work. and, yes, spending's got to come down. are they so obtuse, to quote andy dufrane that they can't see this? and, yes, i'm talking about both sides. it's driving me crazy. how do i know that things would be so great if we could only get beyond the stupid politically created crisis? let's go over the reasons. first, in terms of how well we could be doing, think about this. the barely capitalist don't innocent that is europe has settled down into some sort of permanent no-growth mode and yet almost every one of the stock markets is doing better than ours. come on, washington, that's ridiculous. how can the markets in switzerland, netherlands, germany do better than us? how is that possible? because of you, washington. it's because of you. we've been kept back all because of you. second, before our politicians stepped in with the intransigence and anger, we were about to have an explosion in earnings. retail was stronger t
it's not just about paying some government to have more but about putting millions to work who are now jobless because that's what happens in a boom. we put them to work. and, yes, spending's got to come down. are they so obtuse, to quote andy dufrane that they can't see this? and, yes, i'm talking about both sides. it's driving me crazy. how do i know that things would be so great if we could only get beyond the stupid politically created crisis? let's go over the reasons. first, in terms of...
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>> for the government, the biggest impact n 1986, we'd similar thing, capital gains went from 20% to 28%. what happened is capital gains collections doubled in 1986 and then fell by half the following year, we can expect our government will have more than expected tax revenues this year and next year, when taxes go up, everyone will say, see, the tax hikes didn't work, we actually collected less revenue. and so the danger is we build program of this year's revenue, forecast base on this year's tax revenue and fall short next year. it could impact spending this money is not out there not generating jobs, not buying things or, you know, building things. >> got leave it there great stuff as always. thanks very much. >>> coming up next, flu fears starting early this year. why this flu season could be the worst in years. >>> and later on, iran stays shot down an american drone. the navy says no you didn't. either way, our own phil lebeau has firsthand experience with a small drone playing a big role in this latest skirmish. icans be in charge of their own future. how they'll live tomorrow
>> for the government, the biggest impact n 1986, we'd similar thing, capital gains went from 20% to 28%. what happened is capital gains collections doubled in 1986 and then fell by half the following year, we can expect our government will have more than expected tax revenues this year and next year, when taxes go up, everyone will say, see, the tax hikes didn't work, we actually collected less revenue. and so the danger is we build program of this year's revenue, forecast base on this...
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government. in the event of a nuclear attack. so nuclear attack, your doomsday happens then you've got your doomsday plan to try to survive it. in 2005, congress passed another doomsday plan meant to ensure the house could function in the aftermath of a terrorist attack that killed or incapacitated most of its members. the rule they passed in the house states that under, "catastrophic circumstances a form would not require 218 congressmen as it does now. rather the house could operate with whoever happened to be around. so, again, you have a terrorist attack, your doomsday scenario, then there's this plan to help you survive it. that is what a doomsday plan usually is. this week, washington is really into another so-called doomsday plan. but it's a weird kind of doomsday plan. it's not a plan meant to save the country in the event of doomsday. it is a plan meant to create a doomsday scenario in the event that republicans have to compromise on tax rates. on monday, abc's jonathan carl explained how it worked. he said "republicans
government. in the event of a nuclear attack. so nuclear attack, your doomsday happens then you've got your doomsday plan to try to survive it. in 2005, congress passed another doomsday plan meant to ensure the house could function in the aftermath of a terrorist attack that killed or incapacitated most of its members. the rule they passed in the house states that under, "catastrophic circumstances a form would not require 218 congressmen as it does now. rather the house could operate with...
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federal government can run deficits. when you have these incredible recessions, you want to do cyclical policy like cutting when things are bad and growing when things are good. maybe the federal government should be handling there and have the revenue sharing that was part of the recovery act. >> i think you are making an important point. when we talk about what's going to happen with the fiscal fiasco, it's a cliff, a political construction. 18% of federal grants to states are at risk. when we hear from governor malloy, what it means for connecticut, it's devastating. one of the things that means is that we have to look at what it means to think about federal support. states are actually the distribution vehicles for important programs to support people to feed their families. if you just take the woman and infant nutrition program, which is one of the programs we are looking at being slashed, you are talking about people who actually are trying to feed their families working 12 hours a day. states are actually the dis
federal government can run deficits. when you have these incredible recessions, you want to do cyclical policy like cutting when things are bad and growing when things are good. maybe the federal government should be handling there and have the revenue sharing that was part of the recovery act. >> i think you are making an important point. when we talk about what's going to happen with the fiscal fiasco, it's a cliff, a political construction. 18% of federal grants to states are at risk....
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. >> government officials in india will pave the family's $2,500 to the families of those that died and 600 of the $2,500 will pay for the injured. it killed 112 people and it is linked to american companies, gap, wal-mart, disney parks are. three workers. some of those workers have been a ruste arrested.... accused of blocking the building and not allowing them to escape the fire. we will be back. music's, ready ! share the harmony... she'll be here soon ! she'll love this ! share a sweeter welcome... hey, hola, cómo estás ? hello, hey everyone. es un pla-cer co-no-cer-te. encantada. share everything. this holiday get verizon's share everything plan. unlimited talk, text and shareable data... ... across your family's devices, all in one plan. get a droid razr m by motorola for $49.99. here are the 4 stations remote which will close... fire station number 4 on hawthorne drive in walnut()* *reveal/vicki * )á fire station number 11 on center avenue in clayton. fire station number 12 on shell avenue in martinez... and fire station number 16 on los arabis avenue in lafayette. the closure
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and they understand that what's being threatened is their ability to govern. they have priorities they have to get through. so he's got to actually exert a firmer hand. we're starting to see that with boehner. but howard is right. mcconnell has an election at stake. >> he hired rand paul's campaign manager to be his campaign manager in the upcoming race. >> i look at the democrats of this. the veterans of the senate, the old guard, the statesman. there was still respect available. it just seems lost today. >> you make a very important point. it's true of the baby boom generation. very few of them have the bonding national experience of being in the army.
and they understand that what's being threatened is their ability to govern. they have priorities they have to get through. so he's got to actually exert a firmer hand. we're starting to see that with boehner. but howard is right. mcconnell has an election at stake. >> he hired rand paul's campaign manager to be his campaign manager in the upcoming race. >> i look at the democrats of this. the veterans of the senate, the old guard, the statesman. there was still respect available....
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jennifer >>>> it's these "talking points" that the right have about "the heavy hand of government". i want to have that conversation. let's talk about it. really. really! that you're gonna lay people off because now the government's going to help you fund your health care. really? i wanna be able to have those conversations. not just to be confrontational, but to understand what the other side is saying. and you know, i'd like to arm our viewers with the ability to argue with their conservative uncle joe over the dinner table. the chill of peppermint. the rich dark chocolate. york peppermint pattie get the sensation. >> announcer: ladies and gentlemen, it's "the stephanie miller show." ♪ i'm walkin' on sunshine ♪ ♪ i'm walkin' on sunshine ♪ ♪ and it's time to feel good ♪ ♪ hey, all right now ♪ ♪ and it's time to feel good ♪ >> stephanie: it is "the stephanie miller show." welcome to it! six minutes after the hour. 1-800-steph-12. phone number toll free from anywhere. "the stephanie miller show" the web site. you can e-mail us all there. jim ward, chris lavoie, me
jennifer >>>> it's these "talking points" that the right have about "the heavy hand of government". i want to have that conversation. let's talk about it. really. really! that you're gonna lay people off because now the government's going to help you fund your health care. really? i wanna be able to have those conversations. not just to be confrontational, but to understand what the other side is saying. and you know, i'd like to arm our viewers with the ability...
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the government says drugs are illegal, drugs everywhere, just because the government is going to say now what we're going to limit guns, why do people think that's not going to have the same results? >> we have an extraordinary run-up in the sale of guns this year and especially that black friday record which was stunning. thank you very much indeed. and how is this for economic controversy? baby tourism in california. charging residents in china to stay until their baby is born. and hot topic, we're talking about it and this will be new at ten that's next. ♪ stuart: new at 10:00 o'clock. controversy at a whole. mothers are willing to spend thousands of dollars to have their babies here in america. we will talk to the judge about this in just a couple of minutes. the very big story today is this. you have no idea what taxes you will be paying and 2013. if the white house has its way, it will be all taxes, all the time. the democrats are holding the line on big tax increases. we are talking about that right from the start on this monday morning. it is a go nowhere monday. there is l
the government says drugs are illegal, drugs everywhere, just because the government is going to say now what we're going to limit guns, why do people think that's not going to have the same results? >> we have an extraordinary run-up in the sale of guns this year and especially that black friday record which was stunning. thank you very much indeed. and how is this for economic controversy? baby tourism in california. charging residents in china to stay until their baby is born. and hot...
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rebel forces battling government troops in damascus today. you can see rebel snipers shooting from inside buildings. secretary of state hillary clinton now raising more concerns that bashar al-assad may resort to using chemical weapons against his own people. hillary clinton saying the u.s. is worried about an increasingly desperate bashar al-assad may use the weapons or lose control of them. this battle has been exploited to some extent by al qaeda. the rebels have been infiltrated by al qaeda, which is becoming a growing force there. in any event, the concern about chemical weapons is vast. we will have one with the united states is now doing about the situation with general jack keane coming up in a bed. on capitol hill, national intelligence director james clapper just got done freaking house members on the deadly terror attack against our consulate and then got become libya. fox news has learned that mr. james clapper show them a timeline of the attack. you can see demonstrators reaching across and they began to loot and set fires. some
rebel forces battling government troops in damascus today. you can see rebel snipers shooting from inside buildings. secretary of state hillary clinton now raising more concerns that bashar al-assad may resort to using chemical weapons against his own people. hillary clinton saying the u.s. is worried about an increasingly desperate bashar al-assad may use the weapons or lose control of them. this battle has been exploited to some extent by al qaeda. the rebels have been infiltrated by al...
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a year into it the government realized there was a wartime manpower shortage. and when the military was opened up. thousands of young japanese americans went to fight for this country. they were put into a segregated unit and fought on the bloody battlefields in europe. and came back the most decorated and exercised something that was very important. they did it for their family certainly, but for the greater good because they loved america. they sacrificed themselves and many many perished on those fields and that is the kind of situation we are faced with now and those republicans can't seem to get it. they are so bull headedly when theed to their philosophy. we need to raise taxes to meet the crisis. and they would rather plunge down that cliff and plunge us into another economic catastrophe because the sequester is going to cancel the military contracts that we have and that means unemployment for many many years ahead. and all it takes is everybody rallying together and sacrificing a tiny bit. during what we enjoyed during the clinton jeers. lots of jobs b
a year into it the government realized there was a wartime manpower shortage. and when the military was opened up. thousands of young japanese americans went to fight for this country. they were put into a segregated unit and fought on the bloody battlefields in europe. and came back the most decorated and exercised something that was very important. they did it for their family certainly, but for the greater good because they loved america. they sacrificed themselves and many many perished on...
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they will instead use it to pay for larger government, more public workers, and more government waste. we need to have a serious conversation about our federal debt, which is now over $16.3 trillion and going up every day. how do we get that number under control? the president and his democratic friends have suggested for years that they can do it on the revenue side; specifically, by taxing the wealthy. yet the new taxes on the rich promised by the president during the campaign would reduce -- would reduce the next ten years of deficits by only 8%, assuming they didn't do any more spending. so where is the rest of the money going to come from? we need to have a serious conversation about spending, but so far the president, congressional democrats, and the liberal interest groups that support them have refused to engage. all they can saall i can say ree here, we're ready to talk, we're raid to reach a balanced resolution that would spare the american people from the consequences of going over the fiscal cliff. and, madam president, i've only been here 36 years, but i've seen every pre
they will instead use it to pay for larger government, more public workers, and more government waste. we need to have a serious conversation about our federal debt, which is now over $16.3 trillion and going up every day. how do we get that number under control? the president and his democratic friends have suggested for years that they can do it on the revenue side; specifically, by taxing the wealthy. yet the new taxes on the rich promised by the president during the campaign would reduce --...
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but the new french government promised that its tax the rich policies would help the economy. why are we in the usa imitating failure? did you know that california and new york and hawaii are also poised to hit their richest people with a greater than 50% tax rate? isn't that great? emulate france. here now is jim pethokoukis of the american enterprise institute. jim, i thought we wanted to emulate success, not furl. >> i thought so, too. listen, the president wants to run an experiment and see how high we can crank up tax rates in this country without it hurting economic growth. they're already running it in europe, in france, in great britain. the entire european experiment here has been one of tax hike austerity. even though they focus on the spending cuts, you're talking about a high tax area raising taxes even higher. we're trying to to do the same thing here. >> least the brits have the humility to acknowledge their mistake. they took the rate from 40% 050%. millionaires left the island. now they're coming back and dropping it to 45%. at least the brits have some humilit
but the new french government promised that its tax the rich policies would help the economy. why are we in the usa imitating failure? did you know that california and new york and hawaii are also poised to hit their richest people with a greater than 50% tax rate? isn't that great? emulate france. here now is jim pethokoukis of the american enterprise institute. jim, i thought we wanted to emulate success, not furl. >> i thought so, too. listen, the president wants to run an experiment...
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government? >> guest: if you left the current rate structure -- you'd have two serious proposals serious proposals their -- see their owes here. if you left the current structure in place -- you're talking -- i mean, a one year patch is $90 billion. >> host: $90 billion. >> guest: leaves it in place for 4 million people, that's $10 trillion for a repeal of the amt. now, i have to agree with congressman cole that nobody believes the money comes in. everybody believes -- >>> see this discussion and all our in-depth segments on our website at c-span.org. now to the u.s. ?as for work on defense programs and policy. a number of amendments pending. senators hope to finish the bill this week. live business as usual here of the u.s. senate on c-span2. order. ms. stabenow: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. ms. stabenow: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i rise today to bring attention a critically important piece of legislation that the senate has passed and that the
government? >> guest: if you left the current rate structure -- you'd have two serious proposals serious proposals their -- see their owes here. if you left the current structure in place -- you're talking -- i mean, a one year patch is $90 billion. >> host: $90 billion. >> guest: leaves it in place for 4 million people, that's $10 trillion for a repeal of the amt. now, i have to agree with congressman cole that nobody believes the money comes in. everybody believes --...
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relative to negotiating by the federal government, it's the negotiation of the federal government to the pharmaceutical companies, so today there is actually a restriction of the federal government can't use the purchasing power to negotiate a bulk purchase to the pharmaceutical companies. it's really not to us as human newscast. it's the farm sought cal aspects of that. so when you -- your next question --'ll come back to that. what happened in mart d and actually president clinton referred to this in his speech at the democratic convention -- is actually bringing the cost of the pharmaceuticals down. what it's doing is similar to what i wag talking about relative to capitalistic competition. we did a joint venture just a few years ago with wal-mart. and we introduced a $15 a month drug plan. $15 a month. and the city thought we were crazy to do this, but what we did is we worked with wal-mart's purchasing power, wal-mart distribution capabilities capabd management and our ability to bring solutions to our members. and brought our product out. this his brought down the price of part
relative to negotiating by the federal government, it's the negotiation of the federal government to the pharmaceutical companies, so today there is actually a restriction of the federal government can't use the purchasing power to negotiate a bulk purchase to the pharmaceutical companies. it's really not to us as human newscast. it's the farm sought cal aspects of that. so when you -- your next question --'ll come back to that. what happened in mart d and actually president clinton referred to...
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it is important to note no fund governmenting is behind it. >> this is a totally private sector effort to start-up america partners. the jobs act passed by partisan support and the need for bipartisan support around high-skilled immigration in particularpy half of the people coming to our universities for advanced degrees, ph.ds and masters are from other countries but all too often once we give them degrees we kick them out of the country and force them back to their country and they start companies there that compete with companies here. that's a big focus in washington and hopefully there will be broad bisupport when the congress reassembles in jn after they get through the whole fiscal cliff issue and focus on making sure we have the right entrepreneur policies so we can remain the world's most trurl nation. that's what will drive economic growth up from 2%, driving unemployment down from 8% or so. that will ensure our competitiveness in what's now a more competitive world. we have to double down on entrepreneurs. it is the secret sauce that's built the american economy. >> what ab
it is important to note no fund governmenting is behind it. >> this is a totally private sector effort to start-up america partners. the jobs act passed by partisan support and the need for bipartisan support around high-skilled immigration in particularpy half of the people coming to our universities for advanced degrees, ph.ds and masters are from other countries but all too often once we give them degrees we kick them out of the country and force them back to their country and they...
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, the federal government in d.c. recognizes small business owners pay taxes at individual rates. when we talk about corporate tax reform or business tax reform that leaves out small business. that's not good. these people cre of new jobs. >> that's part of the reason the congressional budget office estimates unemployment will raise to 9.1% if we jump off the cliff which impacts customers, big and small. >> a fall off the cliff means the debt tax goes up. the maximum estate size exempt will fall from 5 million to 1 million. higher taxes could also have an impact on investors. small businesses rely on outside loans and investment firms to go from small to bigger. >> all this is why many polls show companies are preparing themself by hiring fewer workers, making fewer capital equipment purchases, and spending less on marketing. that has a multiplying effect on businesses that provide services and many customers are fearful of job losses, who are it is engine of our committee. >> economy. >> we asked, you answered. our t
, the federal government in d.c. recognizes small business owners pay taxes at individual rates. when we talk about corporate tax reform or business tax reform that leaves out small business. that's not good. these people cre of new jobs. >> that's part of the reason the congressional budget office estimates unemployment will raise to 9.1% if we jump off the cliff which impacts customers, big and small. >> a fall off the cliff means the debt tax goes up. the maximum estate size...